Tom. Bandura's Moral Disengagement Theory

Introduction

Human growth is not always a straight forward for all individuals. Some individuals experience human development problems either in their childhood stages or during their adulthood. Such human development issues often limit the victims from getting the best of life. This means that it is always important to understand such human development problems clearly because such understanding can help the researchers, caregivers, parents, teachers and even doctors in coming up with strategies to ensure that the victim of human development problems live a better life and socialize with others normally. The paper will identify a case of Tom and identify his major problems and also suggest some of the measures that should be taken to address

Bandura came up with a theory of Moral Disengagement to explain ways in which people justify their actions and commit immoral behaviors (Hyde, Shaw & Moilanen, 2010). The moral disengagement is associated with antisocial outcomes in adult and child populations. Using this theory, it is easier to understand the etiology and maintenance of antisocial behaviors. Understanding how the MD theories explain the genesis of the antisocial behavior could help us understanding of how Tom developed the antisocial behavior (Hyde, Shaw & Moilanen, 2010). The theory states that the antisocial behavior is attributable to the environmental and child factors that often promote the development of an uncaring and rejecting attitude towards societal values. These factors serve as developmental precursors of MD (Hyde, Shaw & Moilanen,

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